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Brookville council approves refuse ordinance, hires officer and OKs STMP funding
Summary
Brookville Borough Council on April 7 approved a refuse ordinance, hired a full‑time police officer, appointed a borough engineer and approved a five‑year STMP resolution that commits $19,690 from the borough with the balance from grant funding; several special-event permits and routine motions also passed.
Brookville Borough Council approved a set of routine and administrative actions during its April 7 meeting, including adoption of a refuse ordinance, the hiring of a full‑time police officer and approval of a five‑year STMP plan that commits a borough share of $19,690.
Council President Phil Hynes called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and council moved quickly through consent business. The March 3 minutes and accounts payable were approved unanimously. The council then approved the refuse ordinance on a 7-0 vote following a motion by Vice‑President Karen Allgeier and a second from council member Dave Smail.
From a committee recommendation, Karen Allgeier moved to hire Carl Medsger as a full‑time police officer; the motion carried 7-0. The borough manager reported an executive session on personnel had been held prior to the action. Council also approved STMP Resolution 629‑26, a five‑year plan with a borough contribution of $19,690 and the balance funded through grants; that resolution passed 6-1 with council member Arthur McKinley dissenting.
Randy Bartley moved to appoint Gwin, Dobson & Foreman as borough engineers; Karen Allgeier seconded and the motion carried 7-0. Council approved multiple special‑event permits and calendar adjustments — including a Food Vendor Rally May 8–9 (a library fundraiser), Brookville in Bloom on April 18 and several other community events — all by unanimous votes. The council also named Karen Allgeier as its voting delegate to the PSAB conference with Dana Rooney as alternate.
Other routine personnel actions included acceptance of the resignation of part‑time parking enforcement officer Gary Shaffer and approval to advertise for a replacement. The council approved the appointment of Lucy Ames to the BMA board to fill the remainder of Chad Thomas’s term.
The meeting record shows most motions carried unanimously; the STMP resolution was the only recorded 6‑1 vote. No formal public comment was recorded and media questions were none. The council adjourned at 9:06 p.m.
The council listed the paving contract award to the lowest bidder as approved pending engineer review and directed staff to proceed with normal contracting steps; specific contract execution and start dates were not specified in the meeting record.
